Assassination of Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir

The assassination of Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir occurred on 27 January 1973 in Santa Barbara, California. The two Turkish diplomats, Consul General Baydir and Vice Consul Demir, were murdered by an Armenian-American by the name of Gourgen Yanikian. Yanikian, using an alias, had invited the Turkish diplomats to lunch and shot them dead when they showed up.

Assassination of Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir

The assassination of Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir occurred on 27 January 1973 in Santa Barbara, California. The two Turkish diplomats, Consul General Baydir and Vice Consul Demir, were murdered by an Armenian-American by the name of Gourgen Yanikian. Yanikian, using an alias, had invited the Turkish diplomats to lunch and shot them dead when they showed up.